Nursing Leadership and Ethics
Melissa L Cantwell, MHA
Grand Canyon University: LDR800
April 8, 2015
Nursing Leadership and Ethics Zydziunaite & Suominen (2014) wrote, “Leadership styles of nurse managers in ethical dilemmas: Reasons and consequences” to explain the correlations between different leadership styles and how these styles affect decisions of nurse managers in ethical dilemmas. Tod-Gray (2008) wrote, “Nursing leaders’ experiences with the ethical dimensions of nursing education” to improve the understanding of the how moral leadership is used in nursing education. Finally, Shapira-Lishchinsky (2014) authored, “Simulations in nursing practice: Toward authentic leadership” to examine how team-based simulations affect ethical decision making amongst nurses. Each of these studies focuses on the role of ethics in nursing leadership and attempts to add to the understanding of methods used to improve ethical outcomes in nursing leadership.
Research Questions
Zydziunaite & Suominen (2014) proposed research questions related to common leadership styles of nurses managers when making decisions in ethical dilemmas. Tod-Gray (2008) narrowed the focus to questions related to the experience of nursing leaders dealing with ethical issues in the context of education. Shapira-Lishchinsky (2014) centered research questions around the concept of team-based simulations in nursing. A potential area to focus questions on would be how a team-based simulation in nursing education could be used to influence the use of leadership styles that are most conducive to positive outcomes in ethical dilemmas.
Sample Populations Zydziunaite & Suominen (2014) focused on a population consisting of 278 nurse managers working in state-funded hospitals in the five regions of Lithuania. Tod-Gray (2008) sampled a very small group of 4 participants with nursing education leadership roles in Northeastern Unites States. Shapira-Lishchinsky (2014) studied a population of 50 nurses working in 10 hospitals and HMOs in Israel. The populations examined were small in all of the studies. A larger sampling, especially in Shapira-Lishchinsky’s and Tod-Gray’s studies, can provide more data from which to draw conclusions.
Results
This section compares of the results of the studies.
Conclusions
Discussion of the limitations of the studies, comparison of the conclusions from the studies, and comparison of topics suggested for future study.
References
Shapira-Lishchinsky, O. (2014). Simulations in nursing practice: Toward authentic leadership. Journal Of Nursing Management, 22(1), 60-69. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2834.2012.01426.x
Tod-Gray, M. (2008). Nursing leaders’ experiences with the ethical dimensions of nursing education. Nursing Ethics, 15(3), 332-345. Retrieved from http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com.library.gcu.edu:2048/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=31627762&site=eds-live&scope=site
Zydziunaite, V., & Suominen, T. (2014). Leadership styles of nurse managers in ethical dilemmas: Reasons and consequences. Contemporary Nurse: A Journal For The Australian Nursing Profession, 48(2), 150-167. doi:10.5172/conu.2014.48.2.150
Appendix
Comparison Matrix
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Title/Author(s)
Leadership styles of nurse managers in ethical dilemmas: Reasons and consequences. Zydziunaite & Suominen
Simulations in nursing practice: Toward authentic leadership. Shapira-Lishchinsky.
Nursing Leaders’ experiences with the ethical dimensions of nursing education. Tod Gray.
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